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Latest news and events
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Latest news
The Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS) is calling for urgent action to protect respiratory services across England.The PCRS has today issued a strong warning that the widespread loss of respiratory clinical leadership across the NHS is putting patient care, service innovation and health equity at serious risk.
Health Minister Dr Zubir Ahmed today launched an ambitious new national coalition which will speed up diagnosis, improve treatment and transform the lives of thousands of people
Two new NHS England resources have been published, designed to support improved outcomes and more equitable access to high-quality care for people living with chronic ob
Events and webinars
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The UK's leading respiratory conference for clinicians working primary, community and integrated care comes to Telford in September.
🎧 The PCRS Podcast
Listen to the advice of our clinical experts in our exclusive series of podcasts on topics such as diagnosis of asthma, tackling SABA over-reliance and the use of rescue packs.
The Primary Care Respiratory Update (PCRU)
PCRU is packed with useful features, clinical updates, educational updates, respiratory news, summaries of respiratory-related policy news and also featuring summaries of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine and other respiratory related journal articles, this jam-packed update has everything for clinicians working with patients with respiratory illnesses in a primary or community care setting.
ISSUE 32
This edition of PCRU follows an exciting few months at the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS). As part of the Respiratory Transformation Partnership (RTP), PCRS is supporting the development of new primary care referral pathways and resources for chronic cough, breathlessness and sleep services, ensuring these are aligned with primary care systems and supporting clinicians with their everyday practice in these areas.
Registration for the 2026 PCRS conference has launched, as well as a new round of the PCRS Respiratory Leads Programme. Both promising to be excellent and informative events.
This issue focuses on allergy, rhinitis, health inequalities and greener respiratory healthcare and is full of helpful resources and articles which will provide readers with important information and guidance.
ISSUE 31
The autumn/winter edition of your members’ magazine packed with useful features, clinical updates, educational updates, respiratory news and opinion.
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